Stravecchio Oro del Tempo is a superior, 24-month aged Grana Padano produced by Agriform near Venice. This masterpiece compares beautifully with its better-known cousin Parmigiano Reggiano. The flavor of Stravecchio is intense and complex, with fruity overtones that evoke pineapple or strawberry, depending on the season. Like all precious things, every Stravecchio cheese is one of a kind, and each wheel is branded with a unique serial number. Agriform tests the quality of each wheel of Stravecchio every week until the twentieth month of aging. The end result of this rigorous testing process is that only the cheeses that deserve to become prime Grana Padano Stravecchio are stamped with the certificate of origin and guarantee.

We have been trying to find the cheese my mother used to bring me from Chicago, it was a Grana Padrano cheese with an extremely strong odor and a wonderful taste. So far we have been unable to duplicate that cheese. Your service in ordering from you is very satisfactory in all aspects.

This cheese is really quite pleasant! It has the piquant and crumbly nature that you find in a well aged cheese in this style, but with an underlying butteriness. The flavor is strong and sharp, with a wonderful texture from the crystals incorporated throughout.
I still prefer an more-aged reggiano for the more intense flavor, but this is a solid cheese that I would come back to any time!
Using this in food, I think that I would be careful about using it with pastas. With a strongly flavored sauce, the nuances of this cheese could get lost, with heavy spices. But a salad, or with prosciutto, or just a splash of balsamic, would all be excellent pairings for this cheese

By Ittlewomanfrom Haines City, FLon Feb 13, 2017

A nice switch from parnegiana reggiano

Just for fun i switch off from order to order to get to taste both grating cheeses. Excellent to slice a sliver & eat it as you would eat any other cheese, but as a grating cheese it is excellent.